Gauging print size

In this exercise, I am going to show you how to gauge the print size of an…image. So as in the last exercise, I have open this image called The Wiccan of…Color.psd. There are three ways to gauge print size inside of Photoshop.…One way, and this is kind of the least of the ways as we will see, because it's…not entirely representative, but it start out being representative, and you…will understand what that means by the end of the next exercise.…I am going to go up to the Image menu and I am going to choose the Image Size…command. Now we have had experience with this command now. We have seen how we…can resample images by turning on the Resample Image checkbox or just change…the resolution of an image by turning off the Resample Image checkbox. So right…now this image, we are told, is measuring 7.5 inches wide by 5 inches tall, and…it has a resolution of 300 pixels per inch.…

Now if we wanted to change the print size, very important, you would turn off…Resample Image, because there is no point in throwing away pixels, especially…

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12/3/2008

There's no program like Photoshop for editing photographs and creating photorealistic artwork. And there's no Photoshop teacher like industry expert and Photoshop Hall-of-Famer Deke McClelland. In Photoshop CS4 One-on-One: Fundamentals, Deke examines the essential capabilities of the application, from correcting color to retouching portraits. He also covers navigation, resolution, cropping, selecting, printing, and making web graphics. This course goes beyond basic tips and tricks, and provides the in-depth information and real-world context needed by serious students who want to master the software. Exercise files accompany the course.